The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) offers the Investigator Initiated Research Grant to support impactful research that advances the field of emergency medicine. As a private, nonprofit entity, EMF's mission is to enhance patient care through support for innovative scientific inquiry and discovery in emergency medicine. This grant is specifically designed to empower researchers with original proposals that have the potential to shape both clinical practices and the broader emergency care infrastructure.
The grant provides funding of up to $250,000 over a two-year period, supporting projects that range from clinical interventions to foundational scientific investigations. Allowable costs include materials, supplies, and investigator salary support, with restrictions on capital equipment over $5,000 without specific justification. The EMF prohibits use of funds for institutional overhead, travel, publications, renovations, or administrative support. Payments are issued semi-annually, contingent on satisfactory progress reports.
Eligibility is limited to individuals with a primary faculty appointment in emergency medicine, including pediatric emergency medicine. Applicants must demonstrate institutional support, including access to adequate patient populations or data and IRB approval or submission confirmation. Each submission must include signed statements of conditions, letters of support from department chairs and co-investigators, detailed budgets, and IRB documentation.
The application process involves submission of a letter of intent by October 31, 2025, followed by a full application due December 12, 2025. Applications must be submitted online via the EMF portal. Submissions are reviewed using NIH criteria and evaluated for significance, feasibility, innovation, and alignment with emergency medicine priorities. Award notifications will be issued in June 2026, with funded projects running from July 2026 to June 2028.
Grantees are required to present findings at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum and attend an EMF grantee workshop. Ongoing compliance includes submission of six-month and final progress reports, financial accounting, and response to post-award surveys regarding career trajectories and research outputs. Inventions resulting from funded research must be reported under institutional patent policies, with EMF reserving rights where policies are absent or noncompliant. The program is expected to recur annually, with resubmissions permitted in subsequent cycles for unfunded proposals.
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